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Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants and Future Control

Figure 2

Figure 2. . Number of antimicrobial drug packages sold in the outpatient setting in Chile, 1988–2002. Package is the term used to show sales figures of antimicrobial drugs from wholesalers or pharmacies. It is also used to calculate the number of daily defined doses for each marketed antimicrobial drug. Data are from Bavestrello et al (32). Unpublished data from 2001 and 2002 were provided by A. Cabello Munoz and L. Bavestrello (Viña del Mar, Chile).

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